After the British parliament voted not to intervene in any military involvement in Syria, the Obama administration is laying the groundwork for unilateral action against the country’s Assad regime.

The U.S. Justice Department won’t challenge state laws in Colorado and Washington that allow recreational marijuana use, while in Canada, the Canadian government is looking “very carefully” at a proposal that would give the police the power to ticket – rather than charge – people who are caught with small amounts of the drug.

Royal Bank of Canada, Canada’s biggest lender by assets, hired Kathleen Taylor as its new chairwoman, the first woman to lead the board of a major Canadian bank. Read More »

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